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Saudi Arabia is chief foreign promoter of Islamist extremism in the UK, warns report

July 5, 2017

The Henry Jackson Society says the kingdom has been trying to promote Wahhabism abroad Saudi Arabia is the chief foreign promoter of Islamist extremism in the UK, a report has warned. The conservative Henry Jackson Society said there was a “clear and growing link” between Islamist [...]

Five London tower blocks evacuated over fire safety fears

June 24, 2017

London (AFP) – Residents of 800 London flats were hurriedly evacuated Saturday due to fire safety fears over their tower blocks’ external cladding, after urgent testing prompted by the deadly Grenfell Tower inferno.The cladding on the five Chalcots Estate towers is similar to that used [...]

Barclays Four Former Top Executives Charged With Fraud Over Fundraising With Qatari Investors

June 20, 2017

Bank, ex-chief executive and three others accused, marking first time any top bankers have faced charges over financial crisis The Serious Fraud Office has charged Barclays, its former chief executive and three other former top executives with fraud over the way it raised billions of pounds from [...]

UK vote sparks uncertain outlook for financial sector

June 9, 2017

London (AFP) – Financial markets dislike uncertainty but were handed a hugely clouded outlook Friday after the Conservative party of Prime Minister Theresa May lost its parliamentary majority in Britain’s snap general election. Traders and analysts in the City of London financial [...]

British PM loses majority, faces pressure to resign

June 9, 2017

London (AFP) – British Prime Minister Theresa May faced pressure to resign on Friday after losing her parliamentary majority, plunging the country into uncertainty as Brexit talks loom. The pound fell sharply amid fears the Conservative leader will be unable to form a government and could [...]

Troops deploy as Britain goes on top terror alert

May 24, 2017

Britain ordered soldiers to key sites Wednesday and raised the terror alert to maximum after the Manchester concert suicide bombing by a local man of Libyan origin who may have been radicalised in Syria.Security services believe the suspected bomber, Salman Abedi, was likely to have had help from [...]

Chelsea cancels ‘inappropriate’ Premier League victory parade after Manchester bombing

May 24, 2017

Premier League champion Chelsea cancelled its victory parade in London on Sunday following the Manchester terror attack. “Everyone associated with Chelsea Football Club offers our heartfelt condolences to those affected by Monday’s terror attack in Manchester,” an official club [...]

Passengers are hauled off Virgin flight from Dubai to Heathrow following terror bomb threat

May 23, 2017

The flight was fully boarded and about to take off when the alert was received Passengers were hauled off the flight and full security checks are taking place Security concerns have been heightened by the terrorist attack in Manchester Passengers have been hauled off a flight from Dubai to [...]

Suicide bomber kills at least 22, including children, at Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, UK

May 23, 2017

(Reuters) MANCHESTER, ENGLAND At least 22 people, including some children, were killed and 59 were wounded when a suicide bomber struck as thousands of fans streamed out of a concert by U.S. singer Ariana Grande in the English city of Manchester on Monday. Prime Minister Theresa May called an [...]

Manchester Arena: 19 dead after explosion at Ariana Grande concert

May 23, 2017

Police treating incident as terrorist incident About 50 more people have been injured At least 19 people have been killed and 50 injured in what is being investigated as a suspected suicide bombing of a crowded pop concert in Manchester, the most deadly attack in Britain in a decade. Greater [...]